Given the tremendous pressures placed on American higher education institutions, we were initially interested in how academic deans were coping. We explored how faculty members transitioned from teaching into deanships. Using qualitative methods, we interviewed four newly appointed deans (three male, one female; two minority; three interim and one dean). Our findings suggest the extend to which unique experiences, professional knowledge and environment shape the preparation to becoming a dean.

Kramer, Bruce. and Enomoto, Ernestine."Diamonds in the rough: How personal experience, professional knowledge, and environment shaped first year experiences of four deans" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the UCEA Annual Convention, Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim, California, Nov 19, 2009<Not Available>. 2014-11-28 <http://citation.allacademic.com/meta/p377367_index.html>

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Kramer, B. H. and Enomoto, E. K., 2009-11-19"Diamonds in the rough: How personal experience, professional knowledge, and environment shaped first year experiences of four deans" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the UCEA Annual Convention, Anaheim Marriott, Anaheim, CaliforniaOnline <PDF>. 2014-11-28 from http://citation.allacademic.com/meta/p377367_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished ManuscriptReview Method: Peer ReviewedAbstract: Given the tremendous pressures placed on American higher education institutions, we were initially interested in how academic deans were coping. We explored how faculty members transitioned from teaching into deanships. Using qualitative methods, we interviewed four newly appointed deans (three male, one female; two minority; three interim and one dean). Our findings suggest the extend to which unique experiences, professional knowledge and environment shape the preparation to becoming a dean.